The Civil War

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Documentary War & Politics

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Top Billed Cast

David McCullough

Narrator

Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln

Julie Harris

Mary Chestnut

Jason Robards

Ulysses S. Grant

Morgan Freeman

Frederick Douglass

Paul Roebling

Joshua Chamberlain

Homepage http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
First Air Date 1990-09-23
Last Air Date 1990-09-27